BAD SU

Jerry McAllister jerrymc at clunix.cl.msu.edu
Tue May 10 10:30:16 PDT 2005


> 
> But user "victor" it's me! I mean I have only root and a user victor (belonging
> to the group wheel too!) with no special privileges...
> 
> Could the cause of that warning be the fact that - in view of the long time
> required for the compilation - I opened a new console as user 'victor' and
> then failed the su command having provided the wrong password?

Most likely, that is it.
There should be a console message every time someone attempts
to su, at least if unsuccessful.

////jerry

> Vittorio
> >-- Messaggio originale --
> >From: Xian <ian at codepad.net>
> >To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> >Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 17:03:18 +0100
> >Subject: Re: BAD SU
> >
> >
> >On Tuesday 10 May 2005 14:32, vdm.fbsd at virgilio.it wrote:
> >> While fetching a package during the installation of a port (but I don't
> >> think this really matters!) FreeBSD 5.4 keep saying
> >>
> >> "BAD SU victor to root on /dev/ttyp1"
> >>
> >> What does it mean 
> >It means that someone not on the console is using the su command on your
> >
> >computer. They are trying to become root and not managing it. That someone
> >
> >logged in with the user name victor.
> >
> >> and how can I avoid that? 
> >If victor is allowed to mess about as root, it is a case of stopping the
> >
> >messages getting to the console.
> >
> >If victor is not... have stern words with victor ;-)
> >>
> >> Vittorio
> >>
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> >/Xian
> >
> >"In C we had to code our own bugs. In C++ we can inherit them"
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